India, Jan. 5 -- A 27-year-old Indian woman was reportedly found dead with stab wounds inside her former boyfriend's apartment in Columbia, Maryland, days after he allegedly reported her missing, US authorities said.

Howard County Police on Sunday said they have issued an arrest warrant against 26-year-old Arjun Sharma on charges of first- and second-degree murder in connection with the death of Nikitha Godishala, a resident of Ellicott City.

According to a statement issued by the local police department, Sharma approached the police on Friday and told them that he had last seen Godishala on New Year's Eve at his apartment located in the 10100 block of Twin Rivers Road. As officers began looking into the information he provided, police ...